Chelsea look to Club World Cup to kickstart season
Spanish striker says after disappointing crash in Champions League, club competition offers Blues the chance to become world champions
Spanish striker Fernando Torres says winning the Club World Cup would not make up for the disappointment of Chelsea's embarrassingly early exit from the Champions League.
The English giants, preparing for tomorrow's semi-final in Japan, last week became the first defending champions in Champions League history to crash out at the group stage the following season.
It capped a miserable spell for Chelsea during which they slipped off the pace in the Premier League and popular manager Roberto Di Matteo was sacked.
"It wouldn't make up for the Champions League, they are different things," said Torres, referring to the Club World Cup.
"It was a dream to win it last season and we wanted to do it again this time to be the first team to do two in a row, and it's a big disappointment to go out in the group stage.
"But now we must forget the Champions League, because we are out, and focus on this instead. There are not many chances to play in this competition, so we have to take it. Who knows if we will play in another one?"
And Torres, who won the World Cup with Spain in 2010, insisted the showpiece tournament offered the 2012 Champions League winners the chance to call themselves world champions despite the mixed bag of quality on show.
